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could only rank the 21st. At home, he asked his mom, "Am I more stupid than other kids? How come I
always lag behind? I just can"t come up with an answer." Mom was aware that her son"s self-respect had
been damaged by the ranking system, but she didn"t know what to say to help.
She was tempted (想要) to say that intelligence differs and that yes, her son"s friend really was the
smarter boy. But that would have so upset her son. Thank goodness she resisted the temptation to say it.
Her son and his friend went on to high school that year, but despite trying as hard as he could, her son"s
friend still outdid him. But she was proud of her boy for his hard work, sincerely proud. It was around this
time she decided to take him on a trip to the seaside. On the trip, she at last found an answer for him.
Today her son no longer cares about rankings. He doesn"t have to, for he himself is now the top of the
class-at the top national university he attends. Invited to speak to his old high school, he mentioned a valuable
childhood experience: Once, on a trip to the sea, my mother and I were lying on the beach. She pointed to
the sea and said to me, "Do you see the seabirds fighting for food out there? When a wave comes near, the
little birds rise quickly. The "clumsy" seagulls are far less quick and have to struggle to get away from the
wave. But these "clumsy" prove to have the biggest, strongest wings, which open the widest and allow the
bird to travel the furthest. When the season changes, they leave for foreign shores, leaving the little birds
behind. Son, I have a feeling that you are one of those seagulls."
B. was troubled by her son"s low rankings
C. decided to help with her son"s school work
D. saw the harmful effects of the ranking system
B. intelligence
C. strength
D. rankings
a. only rankings show intelligence
b. hard work and confidence can lead to a change in rankings
c. parents should see children"s strengths and encourage them
d. competition between students is good for society
B. c, d
C. a, b, c
D. b, c, d
B. Little Birds and Seagulls
C. The Answer Mom Gave
D. Hard Work Pays Off!
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He had to 2 the arms of his younger brother, and his younger brother became his 3 , never leaving him
alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do 4 in his life.
One late night, his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and went back to 5 . But being so 6 ,
his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together,
they had their share of problems and they would often 7 . His younger brother wanted to live 8 from him,
living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was 9 and didn"t know what to do.
A 10 misfortune befell (降临) a girl. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness 11 . So her
father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a 12 for her parents,
only to overturn the stove, 13 in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her 14 to take care of her, she was
determined to be completely 15 . At school, she always studied hard.
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They were both
asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother"s arms are my
arms; 16 the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
Disasters can 17 at any time. If you choose only to complain and 18 from the ordeal (苦难的经历), it will
always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be 19 , the hardship will turn out to be a(n) 20 on
which new hopes will arise.
| ( )1. A. cause ( )2. A. live on ( )3. A. shadow ( )4. A. something ( )5. A. play ( )6. A. tired ( )7. A. support ( )8. A. lonely ( )9. A. heartless ( )10. A. same ( )11. A. died ( )12. A. meal ( )13. A. leading ( )14. A. willingness ( )15. A. independent ( )16. A. since ( )17. A. strike ( )18. A. hide ( )19. A. careful ( )20. A. difficulty | B. strength B. take on B. volunteer B. anything B. work B. angry B. separate B. different B. heart-broken B. similar B. disappeared B. medicine B. resulting B. anxiety B. relaxed B. while B. afford B. remain B. strong B. fortune | C. source C. turn on C. bodyguard C. nothing C. wait C. impatient C. quarrel C. separated C. kind-hearted C. simple C. dismissed C. heating C. taking C. contribution C. disabled C. as C. form C. survive C. healthy C. occupation | D. course D. depend on D. servant D. everything D. wash D. unfair D. avoid D. divided D. heart-warming D. strange D. failed D. plan D. bringing D. respect D. energetic D. though D. return D. escape D. polite D. attitude | |||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||
| A man calls a company and orders their 5-day/10-pound weight loss program. The next day, there"s a knock on the door and there stands before him a voluptuous (艳丽的), athletic, 19-year-old girl dressed in nothing but a pair of Nike running shoes and a sign around her neck. She introduces herself as a representative of the weight loss company. The sign reads, "If you can catch me, you can have me." Without a second thought, he takes off after her. A few miles later out of breath, he finally gives up. The same girl shows up for the next four days and the same thing happens. On the fifth day, he weighs himself and is delighted to find he has lost 10 pounds as promised. He calls the company and orders their 5-day/20-pound program. The next day there"s a knock at the door and there stands the most stunning (漂亮的) and beautiful woman he has never seen in his life. She is wearing nothing but Reebok running shoes and a sign around her neck that reads, "If you catch me you can have me." Well, he"s out the door after her like a shot. This girl is in excellent shape and he does his best, but no such luck. So for the next four days, the same routine happens with him gradually getting in better and better shape. Much to his delight on the fifth day when he weighs himself, he discovers that he has lost another 20 pounds as promised. He decides to go for broke (全力以赴) and calls the company to order the 7-day/50-pound program. "Are you sure?" asks the representative on the phone. "This is our most rigorous program." "Absolutely," he replies, "I haven"t felt this good in years." The next day there"s a knock at the door, and when he opens it he finds a huge muscular guy standing there wearing nothing but pink running shoes and a sign around his neck that reads, "If I catch you, you are mine!!!" He lost 63 pounds that week. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. How many pounds did the man lose in all? | ||||||||||||||
| A. 80 pounds B. 70 pounds C. 30 pounds D. 93 pounds | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Which of the following is true of the man? | ||||||||||||||
| A. He didn"t like the traditional ways of losing weight. B. He was very fat before he took the weight loss programs. C. He liked the man more than the two beautiful women. D. He wasn"t satisfied with the results of the weight loss programs. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. What does the underlined word "rigorous" refer to? | ||||||||||||||
| A. tough B. easy C. effective D. instructive | ||||||||||||||
| 4. Where can we most probably read this text? | ||||||||||||||
| A. In a research paper. B. In a short story. C. In a travel magazine. D. In a student"s book. | ||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||
| One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St.Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to attend the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym." At first everyone was sorry to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: "Who is this person that was hindering my progress?Well, at least he"s no longer here!" One by one the employees got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin:everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: "There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth:it is you." You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. The underlined word "funeral" in the first paragraph means ______. | ||||||||||||||
| A. an occasion when one admires himself in a mirror B. a chimney from where smelly smoke comes out C. a ceremony for burying or burning a dead person D. an exhibition displaying varieties of treasures | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Last Respects B. Beyond Your Belief C. A Strange Company D. A Road to Success | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? | ||||||||||||||
| A. The employees were shocked when they saw the dead person. B. It is you yourself that can actually change your life. C. In the mirror you can find how small you are in the world. D. You can achieve your goal if you set limits to your growth. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. It seems that the company is _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. encouraging the employees to show respects to the dead B. providing good working conditions for its employees C. suffering a heavy loss due to its staff member"s death D. trying to make its employees aware of their own potential | ||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||||||
| Our country had endured many hardships, which make us 1 firm and brave, outstanding traits that distinguish us from other nations. This is my experience in one of those 2 . The number of 1993 was a typically hot season. The high 3 and the long drought caused raging bush fires. The 4 next to ours was on fire when the wind caught and 5 flames. Mum 6 my brother and me early from school and explained the situation to us on our way home. As we got closer, we could smell the thick smoke and 7 what was happening. I couldn"t yet see the flames but I knew that they were there. Further down the road I saw the flames 8 the houses close by, though they hadn"t reached them yet. Spot fires had broken out further and were only meters from more 9 . My father and grandfather were there trying to 10 the potential danger. The fire hadn"t reached our house yet, 11 we started to pack things and tried our best to 12 our house from the flames. I stood on the veranda and looked down at the 13 that ran through the communities. How terrible! The area on the 14 was ablaze, and on the right were our neighbors-flats, which began to 15 , too. The fire came close to our house but never reached us. The 16 thing that protected us was the stream that hadn"t 17 . Had it not been there, we"d have lost everything. We Australians are still 18 from bush fires, but it is through these hardships 19 we realized how strong our country and its people really are, and more importantly, how 20 life is. Cherish what you have now! Cherish every minute in your life. | ||||||||||||||
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